Week 11: Final Evaluation

It has finally come to an end. Business 250H, Contracts and Negotiations. The class I dreaded most at the beginning. I wasn’t so sure what was to be expected of me to pass the class. Despite reading the course syllabus, I still thought that the requirements for getting a pass grade in this class were going to be a bit too steep. I was afraid of destroying my good reputation of straight As in all classes I have attempted. I have always been on the Honor’s Roll and plan to keep it that way. All my earlier years in college, I wasn’t an A student, until I joined the Art Institute. I have very much enjoyed this class. I have been able to get a concrete understanding of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks and the Laws that govern them. In the beginning, I was all strong heavy words. I never dreamed of being a lawyer and had no interest in legal terms. To my surprise, this class has taught me my rights as a human and creative designer. It is to my best interest to protect my work and prevent it being public domain and used by others without compensation for my creativity and efforts. Now I have a strong belief in suing anyone who criminally infringes me. This class has also taught me how to be careful in creativity, thus using other work out there for inspiration, and avoiding a huge lawsuit because of ignorance and not educating myself about Patented and Copyrighted work. I have also learned that I can even ask the author of a copyright work for permission to reference their work especially as a student. As a future business owner and creative person, I plan on patenting my inventions and copyrighting my designs. The law is in my favor. In conclusion, I have enjoyed the class and have met the course competence and strongly believe that I deserve a strong A.